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Williamston Telephone Co.
Sells Exchanges and Lines
To Carolina Telephone Co.
Purchaser Will Take
Over Control On.
March Ist
The Williams ton Telephone Com
pany has completed the sale of it* toll
lines and switchboards to the Caro
lina Telephone ft Telegraph Co. The
new company will take charge begin
ning March Ist. •
The Williamaton Telephone Com
pany was organized in 1900 by J. G.
Godard, T. R, Hodges, N. T. Reddick,
Wheeler Martin, Kader Lilley, Dennis
S. Biggs W. C. Manning.
The first line of telephone wire ever
run to Williamaton waa run by Kader
Lilley from his home to Williamaton,
connecting with the Coast Line Depot
and the Biggs Drug Store. Aa soon
as the Williamston Telephone Co. was
organized, it built a line to Waahing
ton and put a switchboard in the
building now occupied by the post
office.
A line was run connecting James
ville and Astoria Mill. Then a line
waa run to Robersonville, where a
switchboard waa put in. Hamilton
was also connected by a line to the
Williamston exchange.
A metallic line was built a few
years later from Williamston to Par
mele, connecting with the Carolina
Company at that point.
In 1913 another circuit of standard
copper construction waa built to Par
mele, where it connected with a cop
per line of the Carolina Company. It
is laid by the Bell Telephone Co. ex
perta that this particular line Has car
ried more than fifty per cent more
messages than the average telephone
line, "and that within the 11 years
which it has been In uae it has pos
sibly conveyed more messages than
any telephone line in North Carolina.
The Williamston company bought
out the Plymouth company about 10
years ago apd connected that system
by metallic linea through Williamston.
The Williamston Company has
made a specialty of promoting coun
try party lines and has made it pos
sible to touch almoat any place in its
operating radius by telephone.
W. C. Manning was the first presi
dent of the company, which position
he has held continuously since. J. Q.
Godard was its first secretary, who
was followed by Dr. John D. Biggs,
who was secretary-treasurer and gen
eral manager for several years. He
then Bold his stock to S. Atwood New
ell, who filled, that position until 1909,
when all the stock was bought by
W. C. Manning, S. Manning, John W.
Manning, and Fannie M. Manning.
Since that time it has been run aa a
close corporation, with John W. Man
ning, secretary, and Fannie M. Man
ning-Peel treasurer.
The company has necessarily had
to operate on a limited, .capital, and
has not maintained what is termed
standard equipment. Yet it has ex
panded and always made it a point
to serve the people, in which effort it
has succeeded fairly well. It has al
ways lived in, around, and wiyi the
people and has tried to exhibit itaelf
as a corporation with a souL
The Carolina Company until recent
ly was purely a local company, just
as was the Williamston company, or
ganized bf home folka, led by Mr
George Holderaeas, of Tarboro. They
had a bigger field and a richer field,
covering such good towns as Kinaton,
Washington, Wilson, Tarboro, and
Fayetteville, as well as numerous
others. They have expanded into a
million-dollar corporation and have
one of the most up-to-date independ
ent telephone systems in the world.
They have recently merged with the
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Locals Beat Hertford;
Lose To Rich Square
In a good game on the local court
the town team defeated Hertford on
Tuesday night with a score of 24-16.
The visitors were not quite up to the
form of the locals, but this was prob
ably due to the fact that they had
never played on this court before.
Our boys were defeated Wednesday
night by the Rich Square boys in
Rich Square.
The first half was very fast and
one of the most interesting and en
joyable periods the boys have played
this season, according to the captain.
But the last half developed into a
battling match and many of the fine
points of the game were overlooked
by the referee.
The score was 20-16.
Sermon Subjects At
Memorial Baptist
"The Man With a High Purpose,"
will be the theme at the morning
service. "The One Hundred Per Cent
Christian," will be discussed at the
evening service.
The attendance Sunday was good,
and especially so at the evening, hour,
considering the (tin. But, then, peo
ple generally go about where they
want to, regardless of weather. So
why not go to church?
This pastor has never gone to his
church for a sermon without finding
some one there to hear it This has
led to the belief that those who sac
rifice to come deserve the best. When
the weathef is bad, we do not "cut
short" the service, but try to make it
the best of the week. So the people
may feel assured that when they come
there will be a service.
"Biased are the pure in heart, for
they si tail see God."
Town Team To Play
Rocky Mt. 'Y' Tonight
The town team boys are assembling
to leave at 6.30 for Rocky Mount,
where they will play the Rocky J4ount
"Y" tonight in the Y. M. C. A. Gym.
Those making the trip include Hugh
B. Anderson, captain and manager;
Lyman Britt, Professor Bowden, A.
Hassell, jr., Irving Margolis, James
H. Ward and W. H. Williams, jr.
They will be accompanied by sev
eral local fan*.
Methodist Program
For Next Week
Sunday school, 9.46 a. m.—E. P-
Cunningham, superintendent.
Services at 11 a. m. and 7.80 p. m.
Junior Epworth League, 2.30 p. m.
—Miss Emma Robertson, superintend
ent. tUftl
Services at Holly Springs, 8.00 p. m.
Senior Ep worth League Monday
p. m. Mrs. J. W. Watts, super
intendent
Womans Missionary Society Mon
day 8.80 p. m., at the church.
Prayer and song service Wednes
day 8 p. m.
Choir practice Wednesday 8.15 p.
m.
Home Telephone Company, also an
eastern Carolina concern, with switch
boards at Henderson, Rocky Mount,
New Bern, and numerous other
The Carolina Company announces
that they will build additional lines
from Tarboro to Williams ton and Ply
mouth and on to Columbia.
They will also rebuild the WOliam
ston Exchange some time in the near
future.
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina* Friday, February 19, 1926
BROADCAST LIME
FOR GOOD TOBACCO
Mr. Holliday Tells of Advantage Of
Lime to Tobacco Culture; Best
Method of Application
_ There are many good farmers who
differ as to how lime should be ap
plied to soils where tobtfcco is to be
grown. I am sure that line ia a
great factor in successful tobacco cul
ture, which is now generally accepted
by tobacco farmers, numbers of whom
seem to wish to know the beet meth
od of application.
Lime ia applied to soils first to
sweeten the soil ior to correct soil
acidity; second to supply the lime de
ficiency necessary to supply plant and
animal life; third to release phos
phorus, nitrogen and potash present
ir the Boils and make these soil ele
ments available for plants and thru
plants to animals.
For tobacco, the raw ground mag
nesium limeis recommended because
of the deficiency of magnesia in many
soils on which tobacco is grown, of
ten causing considerable loss to the
grower. Magnesium hunger, or sand
drown, as shown by whitish-colored
leaves or white or yellowish spots
which appear about the time the plant
begins to mature, which spots, if they
appear in great numbers, cause con
siderable loss of leaf value, and is
especially noticeable in the curing
barn, beginning to turn dark as fie
heat is applied in curing and often
loses its color entirely while curing,
and in many cases is almost a total
loss to the grower. "An apple a day,"
it is said, "Will keep the doctor a
way.' If we accept this certainly an
apple every other day will help. So
will lime help the tobacco crop If ap
plied in drills so that only a part of
the root system has access to it, but
may not suffice the needs of the plants
as well as it would if applied broad
cast over the entire soil.
Again, as already said, the mag
nesium hunger is more noticeable
when the plants are reaching the ma
ture state. At that stage the plants
are feeding from the entire soil. The
old roots, of course, are carriers of
plant food to the plants, but the sup
ply of plant food is taken up by the
tiny root hairs out of the end of the
roots, 'which are then feeding from
the entire soil in middle of rows and
everywhere. For example, take a
fruit-bearing tree on a bleached sand
field and note the fertility under the
tree where the old root system is and
the impoverished condition well out
in the field and draw the conclusion.—
J L. Holliday, farm demonstrator for
Phillips Fertilizer Company.
Sunday Services At
Jamesville Baptist
The public is cordially invited to at
tend the services of the Jamesville
Baptist Church Sunday morning and
r.ight.
We have a good Sunday school ami
splendid teachers and hope to see you
at school Sunday.
Our prayer meeting is going good,
and we are glad to report our attend
ance last meeting was 97 people, with
a basketball game on to take part of
the crowd. We are having the stories
Jesus told retoil. Come and hear
them.
Siunday subjects: 11 o'clock a. m.,
"Road Makers." 7.30 p. m., "What's
On Your Trail?'"
Some people say that they forget
where services are on Sunday. Try
your thinking faculty this time and
follow the crowd and worship with
us. You will feel "better and make
others feel better and all will fee)
better.—A. Corey, pastor. ,
Number From County
Leave on Florida Tour
The following from Martin County
left today for Florida, where they Will
tour the State for a week: Mesdames
J. W. Manning, J. B. Knight, J. Law
rence Peel and Eason lilley, of Wil-
Liamston; Dr. and Mrs. B. L. Long,
llr. and Mrs. R. W. Salabury, Mrs.
Moye P. Taylor, and Miss Fannie Sta
ton, of Hamilton; Miss Margaret Ev
erett and Mrs. Don B. Harrison, of
Palmyra.
They will be joined in Rocky Mount
or Wilson by another party from
Farmville and make the trip to Jack
sonville and go from there to Miami
via bus lines.
Lyric Entertainers
At Strand Tonight
The Lyric Entertainers will perform
at the Strand tonight There will be
exhibition stunts in bicycle riding, ac
robatic acting, etc. This will follow
the regular Friday night show*.
Other places where the Entertain
ers have been have been very much
gleased with their special acts.
THE ENTERPRISE
WEEKLY SERMON
By Rev. C. O. PARDO
THE MODERN SUNDAY
The New England Puritans —not the
Pilgrims necessarily—are responsible
for our present-day consciousness in
breaking the so-called "laws of the
Sabbath." During the life thne of our
Lord, Jesus Christ, the Pharisees were
responsible for Christ and His dis
ciples being lawbreakers.
The Puritans were the "more-holy
than-thous," who carried their fancied
superior goodness to sinful and shame
ful practices against those who
arouMd their ire. The Pharisees, too,
were quick to condemn all who were
not prompted by the same spirit of
zealousness. The reaction from zeal
ots, bigots, and egotists is usaally the
same, resulting in the calm thinking
man becoming rather amfc.sed and
then indifferent
We have, in this country Sunday
laws—both national and State. Most
cities and towns have ordinance* per
taining to Sunday activities in busi
ness. This is well and good. Yet the
luws do not and can not legislate
morals.
A great deal of our present-day at
titude toward keeping Sunday is due
to our modem civilisation and method
of living. Great cities, such as Lon
don, Paris, Berlin, New Y«rk, Chi
cago, Baltimore, containing millions
of people and not producing any of
the foodstuffs or dairy products have
made it neeessary that Sunday work
along certain lines be done. New
York City is dependent upoa the out
side territory for two hundred miles
around for milk. If all trains —all de
livery of milk in New York should
stop at midnight Saturday night un
til midnight Sunday night, thousands
of babies and children would suffei
and many perhaps die as a result.
There is not sufficient storage space
in New York to keep one week's food
supply for that great eity.
Theatres, amusement parks, golf
courses, and tennis courts, baseball,
ami other entertainments and amuse
ments are open and used on Sunday.
Many thousands of clerks, shop work
ers, laborers, who would have no rec
ication If this were rrtt Yet. in
most instances these same peoplfe who
play on Sunday, worship on Sunday,
too. Going to church and Sunday
school in the morning and to the golf
course in the afternoon and theatres
at night. Freight, express, and pas
senger trains on Sunday seem neces
sary to move our ccJhimerce and great
population.
The result ip mankind is not keep
ing the Sabbath in the exact letter of
the law. And in many instances can
not do so.
Again we must seek for the prin
ciple to be employed. "God is a Bfririt
and those who worship Him must wor
ship Him in spirit and in truth." "The
letter killeth, but the spirit maketh
alive." "Man was not made for the
Sabbath, but the Sabbath for man."
1 take it that the willing heart is
known of The man who respects
God's laws and recognises God's de
mands upon him, who uses his oppor
tunities in worshipping God and serv
ing God, is acceptable to God. If oui
modern method of living makes it
i necessary that some labor on Sunday,
. God knows, and* \le knows the heart
that honors and loves Him. But il
greed, selfishness, love of money
prompts us to work or labor or keep
our business going on Sunday, when
we could do otherwise —God knows
this, too.
Young people ask, "Is it wrong to
play, to ride, to do the hundred and
we things youth finds to do on Sun-
I day. My personal opinion is that if
we honor God by worship and praise,
attend church when possible, and do
acU of love, sympathy, and kindness
on Sunday, what time we may have
. for innocent pleasures as riding, or
walking, or courting, is permissible
and not in condict with the principle
or spirit of the Sabbath. But, v't us
be honest about it. "Rendei unto God
the things that are God's," and after
that our hearts will tell us what we
may do.
' The Sabbath is God's great gift to
man. A season for rest, reflection,
and joy in the Lord. How we use it
r determines its blessings to us. ■ A
boiler may be carrying a head of
steam of 175 pounds. Some would
| use it to turn the wheels of industry;
others make a nuisance of it by think-
I inn they must toot a whistle.
The Sabbath is God's day. The
Lord's Day. Let us use it to honor
Him. To the upbuilding of our spir
itual life; fo: the blessings it has for
us.
lira. p. B. Cone and children, Sarah
and Howard, left this afternoon for
Wilson to spend the week end with
her sisters, Mrs. Robert Fulgrhum and
I(U> Janie Freeman.
Mrs. Henry Cherry, of Speed, was
in town Friday.
LOCAL FATS AND LEANS TO STAGE
BASKETBALL GAME FOR BENEFIT
OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SOON
In the near future the annual
fats and leans baaketball xam«
will be played, this year for the
benefit of the Williamaton
Chamber of Commerce.
The championship now rests
with the fats, who wrested it
from the leans last year. The
leans having won the year be
fore.
The date will be announced
later, as it could not be set until
other arrangements are made.
WEEKLY SUNDAY
SCHOOL LESSON
February 21: "Jesus Raises
Lazarus from the Dead."—John
II 1-12:11
. C. H. DICKEY
After the Master healed the blind
man, opposition to Him grew stronger
and stronger. His discourse on the
Good Shepherd resulted in an attempt
ot the Jews to take Him into cus
tody. But He escaped out of their
clutches and crossed the Jordan where
John used to baptize. Once here in
Perea, he went on with his ministry,
and many people resorted to him, as
they always did.
While He was there, Lazarus fell
sick and died.
Now, Jesus was very intimate with
Lazarus and his sisters. Indeed, when
He had been in Jerusalem, He had
been going out to their home for even
ings or for week ends. It is a pretty
picture we have of Jesus here, spend
ing evening after evening in the home
of His dear friends.
Knowing Jesus in this intimate way,
as well as His reputation all over the
country, it was natural that they
should want Him to oome when Laz
arus became very ill. Doubtless they
believed Jesus could and would do
i something for him. So they sent a
inesftMigtr for Hi mi
Two things are noticeable here. Je
sus didn't go at once. And His dis
ciples tried to keep Him from going
at all.
There is just one reason why His
disciples didn't want to go back, and
'.hey stated it. The last time Jesus
was in Jerusalem they attempted to
stone Him, and the inference was that
He was going back into certain dan
ger. And, too, it was easy to reason
that if the Master would be in danger
His disciples would be, too. It is easy
to interpret their line of reasoning.
Here Thomas shows the kind of
stuff he was made of. We too many
times remember him as only a doubt
er. But here he stands up and votes
to go with Jesus. And feeling that
it meant death for both Jesus and
himself, said, "Let us also go, that we
may die with Him." That is sublime.
Thomas here is totally unafraid; and
if his Master is to die, wants to die
with Him.
But the delay pf Jesus was purpose
ful., He saw that a temporary delay
would bring about a greater good. So
when he did arrive Lazarus was dead,
and the light of hope had burned out
of his sisters. Had He but arrived
in time would have been
saved; now they didn't even hope.
They were resigned.
Martha goes out and meets Jesus
and expresses her faith in the general
resurrection, but has no hope for the
present. Mary came on Jesus's re
quest and took her place at His feet.
Every single time Mary appears in
the Scriptures, she soon takes her
place at the Master's feet. And there
is no better place for any of us. I
imagine that if we cojild see her now
she would still be at His feet!
Jesus, Martha, Mary and some oth
ers go to the grave. Lazarus had
been dead until decomposition had set
in, and they told Him so. But this
natural process made no difference
with Him. Standing there by the
grave of His good friends the tears
welled up in His soul and raced down
His tanned cheeks until those about
Him were moved to tears by the spec
tacle. With an arm of sympathy a
bout the bereaved, and an eternal
faith in the Father, He prayed, and
out of this empty tomb "shone the
light of immortality."
Since then, as the Christianized
human race has stood about the tombs
of its loved ones, faith has "seen a
star, and listening love has heard the
rustle of a wing."
Mr. and Mrs. Z. M. Whitehurst
were visitors in town Sunday.
Mr. T. J. Swing was a business vis
itor here Monday.
Mr. T. P. Davenport, of Washington
was in town on business Monday.
The teams will probably be
selected from the following:
Fits: Klhert I'eel. captain;
Joe Codard, Z. H.. Kose, P. B.
Cone, Harry Meador, C. A. Har
rison, H. M. Stubbs, K. B. Craw
ford and S. H. Harrell.
Leans: K. L. Cohurn, mptain:
C. D. Carstarphen, jr„ Julius S.
Peel, Cortez Green, E. P. Cun
ningham, Dr. Rhodes, H. C.
James, Latham Thrower, L. C.
Bennett, and William Manning.
Income "Tax Deputy
Here Next Week
H. A. Doughton, commissioner of
revenue for the State of North Caro
lina, will have Deputy Commissioner
Ed James in Williamston on Monday
und Tuesday, February 22 and 23, for
the purpose of assisting tax listers to
make out their income-tax reports.
The law requires every unmarried
person with an income of SI,OOO and
every married person with an income
of $2,000 or more to file returns with
the State revenue department.
Episcopal Church
Program Services
Rev. durance O. I'ardo, Rector
First Sunday in Lent, February 21,
1926:
8.00 a. m.—Holy Communion.
9.44 a. m.—Church School. (
9.45 a. m.—Advent Bible Slass
11 a. m.—Morning prayer and ser
mon.
3.00 p. m.—Holy Trinity Mission.
7.30 p. m.—Evening prayer; meet
ing of congregation and vestry. Every
member urged to be prestyit.
Lenten Services for Next Week
Wednesday, February 24, 4.30 p. m.:
Litany and address by the rector.
Friday, February 26: Litany; the
uddress by Uev. C. H. Dickey. The
public is invited to attend.
Jamesville Local
News and Personals
(Special to the Enterprise)
Jamesville, Feb. IK.—On last Thurs
day evening Miss Ora Bell Pace„high
school teacher, presented a very in
teresting program at prayer meeting.
It was much enjoyed by the unusually
large congregation present.
Mr. Hoasy Davis, a
of Jamesville High School, is at home
now on a short vacation, visiting his
parents.
Misses Pearlie Jones and Lillian
Jones spent a few days with relatives
in Hardens last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clair Fleming are
.'.pending a few days with relatives in
Baltimore.
Everetts Woodmen
To Meet Tuesday
(Special to The Enterprise)
Everetts, Feb. 19. —The meeting of
the Modem Woodmen of America will
be held op Tuesday night, February
23, instead 6f Monday night, which is
Washington's Birthday and some of
the members will be unable to attend.
All members are urged to be present
at this meeting, as we want to put
some new life in the Everetts Camp
and arrange to initiate' one or two
candidates who will be ready to come
in soon.
OAK CITY LOCAL
AND PERSONALS
Mr. Paul Salsbury, of Hamilton, was
.a business visitor here Friday.
Mr. E. M. Harrell motored to
Rocky Mount Friday afternoon.
Mr. Julius Smith, of Farmville, was
a visitor t)ere Sunday.
Mr. B. S. Courtney, of Williamston,
was a business visitor here Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Early and lit
tle son, Edmond, jr., spent i few
hours in Scotland Neck Sunday after
noon.
Misses Ruth Faulkner, Elizabeth
Jones, Leona Newton and Annie
Woqdley spent Saturday afternoon in
Greenville shopping. «
Mr. W. K. Ainsley, of Roxobel, vis
ited his brother, Mr. H. M. Ainsley,
this week end.
Misses Mildred Davenport, Sara
I-iOflg Johnson, Mary K. Ainsley, and
ilr. David Hix met friends in Hob
good Sunday morning.
Misses Eloise Ross, Margaret Hines
Irma Jolir*on. and Mr. E. N. Kartell
went to Scotland- Neck Mominy after
noon on business.
Mesar?. T. W, Davenport »ni W. E.
Tyson wunt to Washington cn busi
ness Thursday afternoon.
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KSTABUSHED 1898
RULES FOR COUNTY
CHAMPION SERIES
Schools of County Arranged In Two
Groups; Final Game To Be Played
Here on March 3rd
The Martin County Athletic Asso
ciation met last week at the call of
the chairman, B. O. Dupree, there be
ing present Messrs. Smith, Phillips,
Bowden, Johnson, and Lilley, repre
senting a majority of the schools of
the county and Superintendent Pope
representing the public at large.
After reading and approval of min
utes of the last meeting the body
went on record as requesting delin
quent members to pay up back debts
on field day expenses.
A county basketball tournament or
series of games was agreed upon by
ft majority vote with rules as follows:
Basketball Tournament Kules
1. A player shall be eligible to play
at the lime when his school record
shows he is passing a majority of the
subjects in his course. A course may
bo interpreted as including as few as
two subjects taken or as many more
as he desires; but in case two sub
jects are all in the players course both
subjects must be passed. No fifth
year men or graduates of a high
School shall play.
2. A player shall be eligible if at
time of game he shall have been pres
ent three-fourths of the school days
of the term 1926-26, or if having
dropped out for spring and fall se
mesters and having returned at, mid
dle of regular term to take up his
regular work where he left off and
having attended three-fourths of the
school days since reentering at mid
dle of the term same shall be eligible
to play.
3. No player shall be eligible who
was twenty-one years of age as of
September 30, 1925,
4. There being teams in the county
accustomed to ground and floor courts
no team shall be compelled to play
on a court not to its liking save when
ftraws shall have been drawn and by
chance such matter is decided. Such
location by the above method or a
similar one selected by the coaches.
God sportsmanship will demand that
none shall forfeit a game, but failure
to play at a place after such proced
ure is equivalent to forfeiture. It is
recommended that all other matters
pertaining to location be decided by
the coaches.
No Charges for Admission
There shall be no charges for ad
mission to county . championship
games. Agreeable referees shall be
selected by coaches concerned and
such referee if selected shall be the
controlling authority and his ruling
shall be final to the association when
the determination of the winner of
th cup is made.
Games may be postponed for real
causes'satisfactory to coaches concern
ed but not later than one week from
the date set in the schedule.
Group One schools shall consist of
Williamston, Jamesville, Oak City,
and iiobersonville. The first two
teams are to meet February 19th; the
last two are to meet February 20th
ill the first elimination series. The
winner Williamston-Jainesville
contest shall play the winner of the
Oak City-Kobersonville contest on the
26th of February in the second elimi
| nation series; this determining the
winner of Group One schools.
Group Two schools are Hamilton,
Gold Point, Farm Life, Bear Grass,
and Everetts. The winner from a con
test on February 19th, between the
first two named, shall play the win
ner from a contest on February 19tli
between the last two named in the
,f «?onf elimination series. The datt
for the second elimination series being
: February 20th. The winner of the
second elimination series shall play
Everetts to decide tj)e winner of Group
Two schools on February 26th.
Final Game March 3rd
Then the winner of Group One
schools shall meet the winnef ol
Group Two schools to decide the
champion team of the courfty at Wil
liamston on March 3rd.
The above rulep apply alike ti
girls basketball teams and boys bas
ketball teams. —R. T. Johnson, secre
tary.
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